What I'm Reading - 5/26/24
Happy unofficial start to the Summer! Memorial Day in the United States always marks the start of Summer for me and I’m enjoying it on the Eastern Shore with a bunch of friends. It is amazing what a tiki bar on the water, a thunderstorm to wake you up in the morning, and the Indy 500 can do to improve one’s mood.
At the Kentmorr Tiki Bar on Kent Island.
For those of you who missed it, the United Kingdom decided that the lives of American trust and safety workers aren’t hard enough by scheduling their election on July 4. (I’m sort of joking, but I seriously wish countries did a better job of coordinating when their elections are. Must they either all be pushed together in a short time frame like what is happening this week or land on holidays?) To keep up to speed on all things digital for the UK election I encourage you to subscribe to
.Finally, for my DC readers, Duco is hosting an event on Wednesday to highlight our Trust and Safety Market Research Report. We would love to have you. Feel free to RSVP here.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. I’m now off to watch the Indy 500.
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What I’m Reading
EmTech Digital (YouTube): Nick Clegg at MIT Technology Review's EmTech Digital, May 2024
The Guardian: How China is using AI news anchors to deliver its propaganda
The Verge: Election officials are role-playing AI threats in preparation for November
WIRED: Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve
Campaigns & Elections: The State of AI Regulation in 2024
Consilium: Artificial intelligence (AI) act: Council gives final green light to the first worldwide rules on AI
Vox: “Everyone is absolutely terrified”: Inside a US ally's secret war on its American critics
Centre for Information Intelligence: How the Kremlin launders disinformation around the globe
The New York Times: Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
Democracy Reporting International: Disinformation Concern: Inauthentic TikTok Accounts that Support Political Parties
Designing Tomorrow: Has social media become more (or less) informative in the last year?
Higher Ground Labs: AI Edition: Higher Ground Labs' Political Tech Landscape Report
Economist: America is in the midst of an extraordinary startup boom
Atlantic Council: Atlantic Council announces establishment of Atlantic Council Technology Programs
POLITICO: From safety-first to sales pitches, AI companies speak for themselves
Atlantic Council: Parliament was dissolved in Kuwait and hardly anyone noticed
WIRED: A Far-Right Indian News Site Posts Racist Conspiracies. US Tech Companies Keep Platforming I
The New York Times: As the 2024 Race Heats Up, Betting Is Growing for Everything but Elections
Edison Research: The Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. for Q1 2024
Eating Policy: Public input is not user research
TechPolicy.Press: What Universities Might Learn from Social Media Companies About Content Moderation
Pew Research Center: 38% of webpages from 2013 are no longer accessible
Bloomberg: Google’s Era of Unrestrained Invention Is Coming to an End
TikTok Newsroom: Strengthening our approach to countering influence attempts
Frontier Model Forum: Amazon and Meta join the Frontier Model Forum to promote AI safety
Axios: Google threatens to pause Google News Initiative funding in U.S.
OpenAI: Greg Brockman and Sam Altman addressing researcher resignation
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